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From the High Desert

A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Leland Gregory

Leland Gregory

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Leland Gregory is an author and humorist known for his collections of bizarre-but-true stories, absurd criminal behavior, and outlandish news events that defy belief. As a lighthearted guest on late-night radio, he provided entertaining counterbalance to heavier topics with his compilations of real-life oddities and human folly.

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Episode thumbnail for March 29, 2001: Wacky 911 Calls - Leland Gregory

March 29, 2001: Wacky 911 Calls - Leland Gregory

Mar 29, 2001
2h 45m
Art Bell welcomes author and former 911 dispatcher Leland Gregory to share recordings from his CD "Wacky 911" and stories from his book "What's the Number for 911?" Gregory, a former writer for Saturday Night Live and co-author of the bestseller "America's Dumbest Criminals," spent years cultivating an underground n...
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Episode thumbnail for November 29, 2001: More Wacky 911 Calls - Leland Gregory

November 29, 2001: More Wacky 911 Calls - Leland Gregory

Nov 29, 2001
2h 34m
Art Bell opens with an hour of open lines where callers weigh in on topics ranging from what should be done with Osama bin Laden to a striking ghost photograph from Indonesia posted on his website. The discussion touches on the ethics of human cloning, shadow people sightings, and fresh UFO reports of V-shaped craft...
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Episode thumbnail for January 3, 2004: Wacky 911 Calls - Leland Gregory

January 3, 2004: Wacky 911 Calls - Leland Gregory

Jan 3, 2004
2h 43m
Former Saturday Night Live writer Leland Gregory joins Art Bell for wacky 911 calls, stupid-crook audio, and emergency-dispatch oddities after NASA's Spirit rover lands on Mars. Art opens the program with breaking news that NASA's Spirit rover has successfully landed on Mars, discussing the implications with Richard...